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Buffalo Soldier

by Tanya Landman · 2014

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What kind of a girl steals the clothes from a dead man's back and runs off to join the army?

A desperate one, that's who.

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World been turned on its head by that big old war, and the army seemed like the safest place to be, until we was sent off to fight them Indians. And then? Heck! When Death's so close you can smell his breath, ain't nothing makes you feel more alive.

Genre
historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thiswar and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of this
Setting
19th century19th centuryMore like thisLess of thisAmerican WestAmerican WestMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
young adultchildrens
Length
medium · 360 pages

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